Beating lady luck : effects of competitive gambling on opponent likeability and targeted physical aggression

• Main Authors: Wee, Kenneth Z., Pang, Joyce S.
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Balloon Analogue Risk Task; Competitive Gambling; Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84433; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50105
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aimed to examine the effects of gambling motives and competitive gambling outcomes on opponent likeability and targeted physical aggression. We hypothesized that (a) losers would perceive their opponents to be less likeable and (b) would be physically more aggressive toward their opponent...